Former firefighter Aaron Kilback says his friends in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley used to ask him for updates on campfire bans and active wildfires, and he figured it would be easier if the information was all in one place. So, the Penticton, B.C., man and app developer KC Dyer teamed up about four years ago to build a mobile app that […]

Looking to meet the old man of your dreams? There’s now an app for that. Called Gaper, the free app specializes in setting up relationships with an age gap. So you, too, could find your next mature lover or fresh-faced companion, a la 44-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio and his bevy of 20-something beauties. The app, which appears to have launched about […]

We are living in the golden age of the dongle and it’s miserable for tech fans. Own a new MacBook computer? You’re probably using an expensive converter to connect old-fashioned USB devices to its annoying Thunderbolt 3 sockets. Fed up with flakey wifi and fancy a more stable wired internet connection? You’re likely to need an ethernet dongle because your […]

Packed with features but rough around the edges, the ambitious DoBox portable wireless dock aims to meet an Apple lover's every need. For starters, the $300 DoBox is an 8000 mAh portable battery with two USB ports for charging your smartphone and tablet. It recharges via USB-C and when you plug the DoBox into your Mac, using the supplied USB-A […]

Jack’d, a popular gay hookup and dating app that left users’ nude photos exposed, has agreed to pay $240,000 to New York state and amp up security in an agreement with the state Attorney General’s office, officials announced Friday. The app, which is run by parent company Online Buddies Inc., allows users to share the explicit photos discreetly with others […]

At 17, most people haven’t achieved much more than “learning to drive well enough that they can do it with supervision” and “being able to operate a sandwich press unsupervised”. Will Bishop, from Adelaide, isn’t most teenagers. He already has three social media-focused apps available for Apple Watch, and 250,000 downloads to show for it. Even more impressive is that […]

Whether it’s suddenly realising your car is running low on petrol, or desperately needing the toilet on your way home, detours are an annoying yet unpreventable feature of many journeys. While you might think that finding and navigating to these last-minute pit stops would force you out of navigation mode in Google Maps, thankfully this isn’t the case. The app […]

WASHINGTON — Researchers have created a way for a smartphone to “hear” a warning sign of ear infections — fluid buildup behind the eardrum. If it pans out, parents might one day check their tots’ ears at home simply using a phone app and “stuff you have around the house — paper, tape and scissors,” said one of the lead […]

The HSBC banking app has collapsed, stopping people from making transfers or payments. People who tried to use the app have been shown a warning telling them to come back later. HSBC said: ‘Our mobile app is currently unavailable. ‘Please check back later.’ On Twitter, one HSBC customer called Neil Cooper wrote: ‘All HSBC online services down (again)? Personal and […]

While a blue tick once met nothing, the symbol is now widely recognised to represent a ‘verified’ profile. Several social media platforms, including Twitter , Instagram and Facebook , use verification on select profiles, including public figures, celebrities and brands. Each site has specific criteria you need to meet to get your profile verified, and understanding this can be tricky. […]